Burlington's Department of Public Works has unveiled a list of planned street paving projects and water- and sewer-line replacements this summer.

The work includes 4.9 miles of replaced roadway, the department said in a statement. With the exception of one street, the projects would be completed from May through October. At a cost of about $1.27 million, crews plan to pave streets in neighborhoods across the city.

Public Works Director Chapin Spencer said city engineers measure roadways for deterioration and use that data to plan paving projects.

“We have a ranking of pavement condition index, called PCI,” Spencer said. “Off of that, we make decisions on the paving schedule.”

Spencer said degradation of the city's arterial roads, such as North Avenue, Main Street, Battery Street and Shelburne Road, is a greater priority for Public Works than side streets.

In the New North End, crews plan to pave all ramps on Vermont 127 leading up to the North Avenue interchange. Paving also is slated for the right lane of North Avenue from Vermont 127 to Shore Road, and all of Heineberg Road, Northgate Road, Algird Street and Forest Street.

In the Old North End, crews plan to pave Manhattan Drive from Oak to Park streets, along with all of Grant, Isham, Pitkin and Hickok streets.

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In the South End, crews plan to pave King Street from Battery to Pine streets, and Austin Drive from Home Avenue to Redrocks Drive. The Austin Drive project is scheduled for spring 2017.

Crews also plan to lay 0.6 miles of water lines in the Old North End and the South End, along with 944 feet of sewer lines in the Old North End and 142 feet of of stormwater drain lines on Austin Drive.

Public Works said that crews will try to accommodate property owners during construction. The department will issue no construction permits for streets during paving, to allow crews the space to work. Developers or contractors with questions can call Public Works at 863-9094.

City planners this spring also will debut the North Avenue Pilot Project, a trial lane configuration along a busy section of North Avenue. Public Works crews will reline the thoroughfare to transform the present four-lane setup into two vehicular lanes, plus a turning lane, bike lanes and new crosswalks.

The project has proved controversial, especially in the New North End, where residents collected signatures to force an advisory vote on the project on Town Meeting Day. But in citywide balloting, Burlington voters endorsed the lane reconfiguration — although the two New North End wards voiced disapproval for the pilot.